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In The News
-Latest forecast: High in the 50s today, approaching 60 tomorrow, snow likely on Friday
+6:00: Worcester police seek assistance locating 16-year-old girl
+6:00: Spencer man arrested on animal cruelty charges; dead cows discovered on property
+6:00: Worcester man ordered to stay away from Franklin Park Zoo after trying to enter tiger exhibit (:29)
+6:00: Worcester Mayor Petty seeking state senate seat, filing indicates
+6:00: Worcester area real estate roundup
+6:00: Commerce Bank name officially retired, logos removed in Worcester
+6:00: "Walk w/out Rhythm," a Worcester variety show, No. 1 (35:01): Coney Island takes cards, Carlos Odria, & a sound walk
+6:00: Forge Theater Lab playwrights explore the pandemic in "No Place to Go"
+6:00: New pets available for adoption in the Worcester area
+Noon: TIMELINE: Here's how Friday's winter storm will impact New England
+Noon: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - February 22nd
+Noon: Radio Worcester (18:49): City Manager Ed Augustus talks Central Mass. political power, housing, winter weather, road safety
+Noon: Janice Harvey: An insomniac's thoughts on banning books
+Noon: Slack, Amazon Web Services go down in widespread outage
+Noon: Bravehearts offer $22 off during 2-22-22 sale
-WPD searching for elderly man who walked away from rest home
-Family of missing Worcester teen makes plea for her to come home
-Worcester man "very interested" in tigers attempts to break into tiger enclosure at Franklin Park Zoo
-3 minors, 2 men arrested when guns found during Worcester traffic stop
-A 3-course meal for $28.22 during Worcester Restaurant Week
-18 things to do near Worcester during school vacation
-Happy Twosday! Don’t miss out celebrating the coolest date of the decade
-The Mayor’s Live Music List for Tuesday
-WCCA-TV's Rosen's Roundtable No. 466 (27:50): Homelessness
-Mayor Joe Petty: Affordable house is key to the city's future
-Don Landgren: Worcester's new plan for fixing potholes!
-Worcester Public Library introduces free 15-million song music streaming service for members
-Tribute to a man who spent 35 years as a special police officer at St. Vincent
-Reminder: Trash and recycling pickup in Worcester delayed a day this week because of holiday
-ICYMI: Fly from Worcester to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico: Here's How
-Popular Worcester bar announces reopening
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Holden police warn residents to lock cars at night
-Police ID 21-year-old Grafton man who died after crashing car into ocean off Falmouth beach
-Juelis, Reno plan runs for Grafton School Committee
-Leicester Fire Department debuts new Engine 1
-Sutton Historical Society announces programs and events for 2022
-Nomination papers available for Millbury's annual Town Election
-Sports: Bruins beat Avalanche, 5-1
-Patrick Walsh named Hilton Garden Inn Crusader of the Week
-Enter to win a Patriots hoodie, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Bravehearts' mural will salute fans, local businesses ... and you can be on it
-Worcester Hockey Alumni highlights, week 18
-Railers lose in Utah, 5-4
-Cars: Great Savings All Month Long at Bertera Nissan! (6:05)
-Take a look at new 2022 Four Winds RV now in at Fuller RV in Boylston
-National: Dad orders 4-year-old to shoot at police at McDonald's drive-thru: cops
-Tragic: Texas skydiving instructor killed after parachute didn't open
-New England: Cars fall through thin ice on Lake Winnipesaukee (:17)
-Dr. Paul Farmer, global humanitarian leader, dies at 62
-Business: Central Mass. entrepreneurialism soared to new heights in 2021
-SEIU retracted support of MNA days after striking St. V nurses reached tentative agreement
-Colleges: One year later: Becker College students adapting to new schools
-Students seeking out alternatives to the college investment, leaving institutions in financial precarity
-Movies: Patrick Stewart and Ryan Reynolds break their silence on "Doctor Strange" sequel rumors
-Celebrity: Britney Spears set to write tell-all book in $15 million deal
-Food: McDonald’s brings back Shamrock Shake
-Shopping: Shipping scam emails continue to target victims
-Health: UMass Medical School professor: First gene therapy for Tay-Sachs disease successfully given to 2 children
-Animals: Sick stray dog wanders up to random couple's house (3:22)
-History: Worcester 300 trivia contest, part 4: Early Hollywood
-Homes: 5 new houses for sale in Worcester
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Florida police officer donates kidney to complete stranger
-Meanwhile, "Titanic" re-cut with cat opposite Leo DiCaprio goes viral
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Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+Noon: Radio Worcester (11:22): Dr. Michael Hirsh on the lifting of the mask mandate & the state of COVID
+Noon: Auburn's municipal buildings reopen to the public
-Free testing and vaccination/booster 10-3 today in Downtown Worcester, vaccinations/boosters 5-7 today at 484 Main Street, Suite 400
-Worcester hoping to vaccinate more youth during February vacation
-Mass. families take advantage of easing restrictions, February break
-Hospitalizations continue steady decline in U.S.
-Wastewater shows COVID lows, but experts say virus isn’t going away
In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:12). High of 37 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Driver hospitalized after car crashes into Dollar Tree store in Worcester (:20). Article
-Worcester apartment project on Shrewsbury Street faces parking concerns
-A year after scathing report on use of force, sex acts, Worcester police have new policies
-Worcester Public Medical Director Dr. Michael Hirsh retires
-TODAY! Guns to Gardens gun buyback
-Related: Radio Worcester (12:45): Dr. Michael Hirsch on Worcester’s “Guns to Gardens” program
-TODAY! The final Village Marketplace of 2025
-Worcester police officers honored at City Hall promotion ceremony
-Proposed development would bring 270 units, supermarket and a half-dozen other businesses to abandoned Shrewsbury factory site
-Dark Downeast Podcast (35:45): The murder of John E. Volungis Jr.
-Worcester Guardian week in review: Legacy businesses, tax rate debate, winter prep
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (49:36): Worcester snowstorm response, police oversight & affordability
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (27:03): Tax rates, infrastructure challenges and a major coaching milestone
>DINING OUT: Table Hoppin': Bonchon, from owners of Gong cha, sees crowds, lines
-ICYMI: Couple arrested after 5-hour standoff in Worcester (1:37). Article
-Related: Worcester officers treated for hypothermia after standoff
-Water restored as crews continue work on Shore Drive in Worcester
-Winter homeless shelter to open at former Quality Inn near Lincoln Plaza
-Worcester woman wins Lucky for Life, takes lump sum of $390,000
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Wachusett Echo: Phone-free school by 2026? The newest phone policy controversy
-Merry Christmas from Lamoureux Ford! (:47)
-Chief Tim Sherblom sworn in as head of Central Mass. Chiefs of Police Association
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Pedestrian struck and killed on Providence Road in Northbridge
-Police determine threat at Sterling school not legitimate
-West Boylston town administrator, hired after flag controversy, headed to Rutland
-TODAY! Santa visits Paxton Fire Department
-Apple store opens in Millbury
-Disabled veteran tax exemption available in Shrewsbury
-Kindled Planning hopes to "spark" more for customers
-The Item's calendar of events
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Saturday
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: Assabet Valley Mastersingers, High Command and more ...
-"Sister's Christmas Catechism" coming to Worcester
-"Night Lights" named best holiday garden display in nation
-Anxious Taylor Swift was scared to continue Eras Tour after Vienna terror threat
>OPINION: Tom Marino: Extremist views of Worcester’s self-proclaimed moderates
-WCCA-TV's Soapbox No. 1399 (24:41): John Stanford, Executive Director, Incubate
-Unity Radio's The Susanity Life (59:28)
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Professor Emerita at UMass Medical School
>SPORTS: What’s impressed Josh McDaniels the most about Drake Maye this season
-Jayson Tatum looks spry in latest workout videos amid injury recovery
-Holy Cross baseball, men's lacrosse announce schedules
-A banner day: St. Paul honors championship history of former high schools
>CARS: List of the most stolen cars in 2025 revealed
>NATIONAL: Terrifying gas explosion caught on doorbell cam (:49). Article
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-Tragic: 8 high school athletes injured during training run after car veers onto sidewalk in suspected D.U.I. crash
>NEW ENGLAND: Brian Walshe trial recap (21:57): After closing statements, the jury deliberates
-Driver shaken after alleged road rage shooting on I-495 (1:47)
>COLLEGES: WPI professor named Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors
-Assumption named peacebuilder and conflict-resolution expert Alice Nderitu Civic Friendship Fellow
-Late-night breakfast at Clark, in photos
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Where to go in Charlevoix, a French-Canadian snow globe
>BUSINESS: Lawmakers mull action on "dynamic" A.I.-powered pricing in wake of "shocking" Instacart report
-Open AI, Microsoft face lawsuit over ChatGPT’s alleged role in Conn. murder-suicide
-Radio Worcester (7:03): Holiday spending budgeting and scam-proofing advice
-Former Worcester City Councilor candidate founds organization to address systemic oppressions
>HOMES: Foreclosures are soaring in the U.S.: study
>SHOPPING: Shoppers say ’tis the season for inflation, poll finds
>HEALTH: Tips to protect your sleep during the holidays (4:56)
-Under 7 hours of sleep shortens your life — 5 tricks to snooze faster
>TV/STREAMING: How to stream Taylor Swift docuseries, "The End of an Era," on Disney+
>MOVIES: New movies on streaming: "Die My Love," "Christy," and more
>CELEBRITY: Jason Bateman makes eyebrow-raising remark about sister Justine
-Judi Dench believes Harvey Weinstein has "done his time" for sexual assault, says she forgives him
>ANIMALS: Bear cub runs across frozen Hubbardston pond (:37)
>HISTORY: Then & Now: 187 Washington St., Worcester
>GOOD NEWS: Steve Hartman’s 10 most memorable stories over the years (29:41)
-Meanwhile, escaped horse visits New York's J.F.K. Airport
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